Elephant Poaching Essay

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Elephant Poaching
“We are experiencing what is likely to be the greatest percentage loss of elephants in history,” said Richard G. Ruggiero, an official with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Ney York Times; December 3, 2012). The poaching of elephants started in the late 1800’s and is still happening today. People are slaughtering these majestic animals for their ivory tusks. Ivory has been sold on the black market for millions of dollars. Before the start of ivory poaching there were millions of elephants in the world in both Africa and India, but today because of the hunting for ivory, there are barely any of these giants left in the wild. Throughout history Europeans have been moving in on central African states to make…show more content…

“It is a tragedy beyond reckoning and humanity needs to pay attention to the plight of the elephants before it is too late” said Cyril Christo (CNN; February3, 2013). This world-wide known tragedy has probed other countries to donate money, campaign, and educate to create an avenue for the awareness of Save the Elephants (www.savetheelephants.org).
There are organizations around the globe designed to stop elephant poaching. Their intent is to sway people’s opinions to help with the world-wide problem. Only a global ban on the sale of ivory would take the heat off of these massive creatures. Solutions might include, addressing the involvement of international criminal institutes by means of strong law enforcement at both national and international levels along the full extent of the supply. Closing down domestic (national) markets in ivory, would also be beneficial. Countries could embrace the trade ban, and educate consumers in order to stem the demand for ivory (Bloody Ivory; January 11, 2013).
Just imagine life without any elephants, wiped out just like the dinosaurs. In the early 1980’s, there were more than a million reported elephants in Africa. Tragically, during that decade, 600,000 elephants were destroyed for ivory products. Today, conceivably no more than 400,000 elephants remain across the continent. Elephants are facing a very real threat of extinction; In fact, the African elephants are listed on the

Research Report:
Rhino poaching:
1. Introduction to Rhinos:
Rhinos are unique animals. There are 6 different rhino species (The White, Black, The greater one horned, Sumatran and the Javan Rhinos) around the world South Africa is home to two the Black and White Rhinos. Rhinos are more closely related to horses as opposed to elephants. They are massive, hoof creatures with extremely thick skin, bulky, strong bodies and at least one horn that extend from their noses. They are timid herbivores who…

Shockingly, there is one elephant species that is critically endangered, four that are endangered, and three that are vulnerable. I will be focusing on the Sumatran Elephant, but it is important to point out that numerous species of elephants are endangered. The elephant is not the only species threatened, as according to an International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) study, the number of species that have been threatened has doubled in the past fourteen years. This includes one in eight…

The Poaching of Animals in Sub-Saharan Africa
and its Effects on the Locals and the Economy
Introduction
Topic: The poaching of animals in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Thesis: The illegal activity of killing animals in Sub-Saharan Africa has caused many short and long terms affects for this continent.
Importance: This is important because poaching has affected the local people, the environment, and the economy and will continue for future generations.
Topic Sentence: Trafficking animals in Sub-Saharan…

Poaching
Poaching is the illegal hunting of any protected animal for personal gain. Poaching has been acknowledged for over one thousand years. Originally they were raiders that attacked livestock for survival. Modern poachers are well equipped and hunt to sell their body parts for large sums of money from international collectors. The poachers themselves are often very poor and work in gangs. OneGreenPlanet writes, “The Sumatran Tiger is a critically endangered species right now. It is poached…

April 15, 2015
Elephant Poaching
When one imagines what elephants are like in the wild, they imagine giant animals roaming the land eating plenty of food and drinking plenty of water. The average person may not know, or understand, that there are people that practice the illegal killing of elephants, or poaching, in order to obtain and then sell or trade that ivory for whatever is valuable to the poacher. Poaching is illegal because it has led to the significant decline in the elephant population in…

abominable crime against nature are avaricious poachers who seek personal gain and profit. Poaching is the illegal killing of endangered animals. This crime was a large problem in the 1970s that was mitigated in the early 90s by intensive legislation (Coniff). More recently, the problem has returned, and it is worse than ever. Though some people consider the killing of animals an insignificant act, poaching can have terrible effects on the environment and on the economy.
The basics of economics…

The official title of the world’s largest land dwelling animal belongs to the elephant, more specifically, the African elephant. Elephants are some of the most deadly animals, which increases the danger of human and elephant interactions. Increased human and elephant interactions lead to increased deaths of both humans and elephants. Surprisingly, these animals are socially apt. The trunk is used for more than just eating and drinking; it is used for socializing. They are complex animals who live…

The official title of the world’s largest land dwelling animal belongs to the elephant, more specifically, the African elephant. Elephants also are some of the most deadly animals, which therefore increase the danger of human and elephant interactions. The more human interactions occur, the more deaths result, whether it is the elephant or the human who dies. These animals, surprisingly, are socially apt; their trunk is used for more than just eating and drinking- it is used for socializing. They…

very difficult to even fathom how many animals are lost each year to poaching. Animals are being stripped for their parts and left for dead. Poaching has completely exhausted animal populations in Africa, which damages the environment, and is affecting people all over the world both socially and through international relations.
Poaching is a growing activity in Africa and it is dangerously depleting animal populations. Poaching is defined as the illegal killing of endangered and/or protected animals…